This recipe is out of “The Biggest Loser Cookbook”, pg 51 and Sherry and I really LOVE this sausage.  The book says that each 2 oz.  patty contains 72 calories, 12 g protein, 1 g carbohydrates, 2 g fat (less than 1 g saturated), 37 mg cholesterol, trace fiber and 101 mg sodium.  But then, who cares about that?  This stuff tastes GREAT!

We always double or triple, sometimes quadruple the recipe and our patties are bigger than 2 oz….to me, 2 oz is 2 bites.

You will need:  1/2 lb. extra lean ground pork

1 TBL minced red onion

1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon ground sage

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (don’t leave this out even if you are not a fan of “hot”)

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/8 teaspoon salt

Mix this all up in a bowl and then press out the individual patties using your hands.  Wrap each patty up in wax paper and put in a freezer container and freeze.  Then when you are ready to eat pull out what you want, unwrap and fry until done.  Pretty simple huh?

These babies are really yummy and with just enough bite to let you know you survived last nights party!  Life is good!

Bears Butt

Last day of August, 2011